OCTN picks and chooses who they will serve! In spite of their website stating that "Home Delivered meals are offered for a SUGGESTED donation for persons age 60 and over who are home-bound in all areas where meals are served at the local senior center. ", many clients are receiving bills for $120 and over!
The website goes on to state "The SUGGESTED donation for senior meals be $4.00. Attendees at congregate sites under age 60 pay a $10 fee at the time of service." yet, these clients receiving bills are over the age of 60! This is ridiculous and unfair practice!! It's almost as if they are padding their own pockets! it's completely unreasonable to charge someone who is over the age of 60 $10 per meal, and another senior over the age of 60 $4 per meal.
OCTN needs to reevaluate its services and the impact that this ridiculous practice is having on seniors who are barely able to get around, let alone prepare a healthy meal for themselves.
With the recent events of Covid, many seniors are finding themselves not only homebound but also isolated due to the restrictions on meeting at Senior Centers. OCTN is isolating these seniors even more than ever before by charging such ridiculous prices for "only certain seniors".
OCTN, and its employees who are allowing this horrible practice, should be ashamed of themselves!
On the OCTN website, it clearly states that "if a client is unable to pay they should still receive meals". This unfair and unreasonable practice not only affects the seniors in a community, but it also reflects on each individual senior center and thanks to OCTN, some of these senior centers are looking pretty bad!
Why are some clients over the age of 60 being charged $10 and not the suggested $4?
Why are only some of the clients receiving bills? Why not all clients receive bills or no clients receive bills?
There is a serious lack of consistency with OCTN and they continue to pick and choose seniors to pick on and abuse in this fashion. What shameful behavior for an entity that is supposed to ensure that all seniors are fed and given the same opportunity regardless of economic status.
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- EIN 20-1196943
- (509) 826-4391
- Po Box 471 Okanogan WA 98840-0471 USA
- www.octn.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: This organization contracts with various state or federal agencies for the purpose of providing transportation and nutritional services for qualified individuals, or for any other purpose designated under rcw 24. 03. 015.
Programs: Congregate nutritioncongregate (hot, nutritionally balanced) meals are provided to seniors on a suggested donation basis. 85,343 meals were provided to senior citizens at local senior centers in okanogan, chelan, douglas, and lincoln counties. Congregate meals are offered on different days in different areas of our service areas varying throughout our service area according to the density of population, serving days vary from 5 days per week to 2 days per week.
transportation28,298 demand response rides were provided to senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and the general public within okanogan county. 14,963 rides were provided on our fixed routes to link communities and improve access to employment, shopping, medical, and other services.
home delivered nutritionhome delivered meals are provided to seniors who are homebound on a suggested donation basis. 35,705 meals were provided to individuals over 60 yrs of age who qualified for home delivery, being unable to leave their homes in okanogan, chelan, douglas, and licoln counties. Homebound seniors are offered 1 meal per day if needed.